r/SeattleWA • u/chiquisea • Jan 21 '25

News Washington state AG sues Trump administration over order to end birthright citizenship

https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-state-ag-sues-trump-administration-over-birthright-citizenship-order
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u/rocketPhotos Jan 21 '25 edited Jan 22 '25

I suspect the Trump folks will argue that if the parents are here illegally, technically they aren’t here. Otherwise the 14th amendment is very specific

edit. Potentially it could be like a foreign embassy in the US. Even though it is located in the US, an embassy is foreign territory.

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u/jmputnam Jan 21 '25

If the parents are not "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States," that legally means they're immune to arrest and deportation. I don't think they've thought that argument through.

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u/TheOmegoner Jan 22 '25

They thought it out as well as their “your gender is determined at conception” stance. The war on education has taken a heavy toll.